Eliza was born in 1814. She was married to Marcus Benham (1812-1880). Eliza passed away in 1856 [1] ,and she is buried in Seaton Hill Cemetery in Grantsburg, IN. [2]
↑ * Memorial: Find a Grave (has image). Find A Grave: Memorial #65670845 (accessed 20 June 2022) Memorial page for Eliza Hughes Benham (28 Nov 1814-23 Dec 1856), citing Seaton Hill Cemetery, Grantsburg, Crawford County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Dorothy Parke (contributor 47436537).
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"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVV-BVF : 20 December 2020), Eliza Benham in household of Marcus Benham, Union Township, Crawford, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Eliza by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Eliza: